Mark 6:16

But when Herod heard of him, he said: John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead.

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

In Context

15Others said: He is Elijah. Others said: He is a prophet like one of the prophets.

17For Herod himself had sent and taken John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip; for he had married her.

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Cross References

Matthew 27:4saying: I have sinned in having delivered up innocent blood. They replied: What is that to us? You will see to that.

Revelation 11:10And those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them, and make merry, and will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets tormented those who dwelt on the earth.

Matthew Henry on Mark 6:15-30

The Death of John the Baptist. 14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead. 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake,… Read the whole commentary →

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